History
Imparting the patterns of history and disaster repeating on Ruination Day
A Philadelphia artist takes cues from Gillian Welch and folk ballads to paint historic repetition.
5 years ago
Listen 3:34Telegram announcing Abraham Lincoln’s death is up for sale
The handwritten notification of President Abraham Lincoln's death is being offered for sale by a Philadelphia documents dealer.
5 years ago
Should a former Philly bathhouse gain landmark status because of its place in LGBTQ history?
Back when homosexuality was illegal in Philadelphia, the Camac Baths offered a safe place for queer subculture to exist.
5 years ago
Mistrial declared for man who snapped $4.5M statue’s thumb at Franklin Institute
A jury was unable to reach a verdict in the trial of a Delaware man who admitted he broke a thumb off a $4.5 million Chinese terra cotta statue at a Philadelphia museum.
5 years ago
Immigration influx: past and present
First, President Trump is shaking up his immigration enforcement staff. Then, the history of U.S. intervention in Latin America and it's role in the immigration influx.
Air Date: April 10, 2019 10:00 am
Listen 49:30A historic haven for black Philadelphians slated for demolition
A string of buildings that once housed one of the city’s first social service providers for black Philadelphians are set to meet the wrecking ball.
5 years ago
25 years after genocide, can Rwanda heal? 6 villages try
Twenty-five years ago, Tasian Nkundiye murdered his neighbor with a machete. Today he lives near the widow of the man he killed. And somehow they are friends.
5 years ago
City taskforce unveils new approach to preservation aimed at saving unrecognized Philly history
A spate of demolitions inspired city officials to think differently about how to save Philadelphia’s historic buildings.
5 years ago
Airing the cleaned, pressed, and folded laundry of the American experience
The wardrobe of Maira Kalman’s mother tells the story of a 20th century American Jewish experience. You can take a peek inside.
5 years ago
”Tis Pity She’s a Whore,’ controversial for almost 400 years, from Philadelphia Artists’ Collective
The play has been the object of scorn and disgust for its subject matter and even for its title. But this flawed presentation satisfies as a glimpse of theater history.
5 years ago
Why there’s no system to save Philly’s hidden graves under private construction sites
Archaeologists say the remains of at least 491 people were found on a construction site in Old City. Could there be more forgotten burial grounds waiting to be unearthed?
Air Date: April 3, 2019
Listen 14:45Holy franchise, Batman! You’re 80!
For eight decades, the Caped Crusader has kept watch over the streets of Gotham City and beyond. In honor of the Dark Knight, Marketplace does the numbers.
5 years ago
Whitman at 200: Penn programming looks at the Good Gray Poet, his legacy across the river
Gearing up for Walt Whitman’s 200th birthday on May 31, Penn’s “Whitman at 200” project hosted a gathering showcasing material from the last 20 years of the writer’s life.
5 years ago
Bucks County group envisions African-American museum
The African American Museum of Bucks County wants to develop a permanent museum that tells the stories of blacks in Bucks County.
5 years ago
The plain white Confederate flag of truce and surrender inspires exhibit in Philly
The white dishcloth that ended the Civil War has been recreated in monumental size at the Fabric Workshop and Museum in Philadelphia.
5 years ago
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